Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Security Summary: April 25, 2007

Iraqis stand next to a wreckage of a fuel tanker truck today in Ramadi following yesterday's suicide bombing at a police checkpoint which killed at least 15 and wounded 25.

Falluja- Unknown gunmen on Wednesday attacked and killed two civilians in the western Iraqi city of Falluja, a police source said.

Mosul- Unknown gunmen attacked a bakery on Wednesday in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, killing the baker along with one of his apprentices and wounding two more, a police source said. .

Diwaniya- A gunman threw a hand grenade on an Iraqi army vehicle patrol in Diwaniya city, 180 km south of Baghdad, wounding two civilians, a police source said on Wednesday.

Kirkuk- A combined force of Iraqi and Multi-National troops detained five suspected militants in a security crackdown carried out on Wednesday near Kirkuk, 250 km northeast of Baghdad, a security source said.

Mosul- Unknown gunmen on Wednesday afternoon shot dead a former Iraqi champion of body building in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, a security source said.

Kirkuk- Two Iraqi policemen were wounded when an explosive charge went off near their patrol vehicle in central Kirkuk, 250 km northeast of Bgahdad, while a policeman's body was found in the city, a security source said on Wednesday.

Hit- A ban on all vehicles was imposed by Iraqi police on the western Iraqi city of Hit, local residents said.

Mosul- At least five people, including a policeman, were wounded on Wednesday when an explosive charge went off in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, a police source said.

Diala- At least three Iraqi policemen were killed and five others wounded on Wednesday in a suicide bombing at the entry to a police station in Diala, 57 km northeast of Baghdad, a police source said.

Baghdad – At least four civilians were killed and eight others were injured when an explosive charge went off in eastern Baghdad on Wednesday, an Iraqi police source said.

Baghdad – Six suspected gunmen were arrested on Wednesday in different parts of Iraq, the U.S. army said in a statement.